Solution Overview

Overview

A robust and intuitive software tool, Alpiron Suite is used by administrators to independently manage power consumption in controlled devices including servers and workstations. Alpiron Suite is fully compatible with your existing facility power management systems and easily incorporates into your data backup and storage procedures.
 
Alpiron Suite appreciably reduces power costs and CO2 emissions by intelligently powering down idle devices as guided by administrator-established policies.  And since Alpiron Suite doesn’t come overburdened with expensive features or management overhead that unnecessarily replicate products and procedures you already have in place, more savings go direct to your bottom line.

No New Hardware

The non-intrusive Alpiron Suite software installs as a Windows Service (default option) directly onto your existing servers/workstations for fast implementation with minimal impact to your hardware. All aspects of Alpiron Suite are optimized to have a low impact on your servers; this includes low memory-footprint and CPU usage.

No Added Complexity to Your Network

Alpiron Suite seamlessly integrates with standard Network Management Systems - no new network configurations are necessary. Furthermore, since Alpiron Suite processes all data within the customer’s own data center, no outside network connections with their additional points of failure and costs are introduced. 

Self Management Functions

Alpiron makes it easy for administrators to manage all aspects of power management on their own; after initial configuration, Alpiron Suite runs with a minimum of intervention. 

Self Management through Alpiron Console

Alpiron Suite is designed with self-management in mind.  Once configured, the software automatically executes policies established by the administrator: alerts, reports and real-time monitoring capabilities guarantee that the system continues to operate smoothly with minimum intervention.  And because your team incorporates these management procedures into their everyday activities you will not be burdened with additional costs from outsourcing power management to a third party. 

Focused Application

Alpiron Suite is uniquely focused on providing power savings to servers and workstations.  Alpiron Suite integrates easily with existing hardware/network configurations, data center management systems, and data storage and backup procedures.  Thanks to Alpiron, more of your energy savings goes directly to your bottom line since you are not duplicating systems or procedures currently in use. 

Holistic Power Management

The core architecture flexibility built into the Alpiron Suite expands across different applications, hardware, operating systems and architectures. This holistic view of the entire network gives administrators new insight into power consumption of disparate devices in one easy-to-manage application.  Alpiron Suite proves especially useful for administrators operating in third-party data centers where measuring accurate power readings is difficult and complex.

Healthier IT Environments

Many administrators today have incorporated the powering off-and-on of servers as part of their ongoing maintenance procedures and are thus comfortable adopting the power and money saving processes of Alpiron Suite.   
Alpiron Suite’s advanced monitoring and alarm functionality helps administrators to identify critical server conditions at an early stage, enabling them to take action and prevent failure and service disruptions.  Alpiron Suite provides further comfort through a safety net of features that mitigate any possible risk to your production environment as you shut down and bring up your controlled servers; server status notifications, manual control options and automatic rollover are a few of the features designed to give you peace of mind. 

Inherent Security

You want to remain in control of all activities occurring behind your firewall; Alpiron understands and respects this position - Alpiron Suite’s self-management functions assure that the administrator remains in sole control of all processes at all times. 
Furthermore, under Alpiron Suite, all processing of data takes place safely within your own data center on your own equipment – there is no third party involved in the handling of your data at any time.  These data records, on the other hand, are easily and securely incorporated into your existing data storage and backup procedures.